Well shit... Guess it's time to strap in and hope we get a direct in March. :/
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Nintendo Direct Speculation |OT5| Hello darkness my old friend...
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So for all my believers in a general Nintendo Direct and an Animal Crossing Direct. Are we purposing that Nintendo will announce a Nintendo Direct that states that they will not be covering Animal Crossing in the Direct? Or are they going to somehow split the information between the 2 Directs?
Really don't think that the votes are hints. They're probably just speculation.
The first half is good with releases. There's more than Animal Crossing.
TBH Guys, now really start to doubt that any Direct is this Month, tomorrow is the last stand, then I really don't have any freaking clue what the hell Nintendo is doing. Besides Animal Crossing and some 3rd Party Games, the Line-Up looks more and more dryer...
Damn people going pessimistic now. Last week Emily outright denied a direct.
Thats how I am in real life. So I guess I carry that when I post on here.
That on the other hand sounds already more reasonable to me. If there's no Direct this week, March becomes more likely indeed.
Glad you're at least only half-serious. :p
I've actually given up on the hype. I figure it comes when it comes and in the meantime I'm playing Fire Emblem. There's two things so far I dislike about the game but this is obviously not the thread for that. Otherwise I love this game.
I know you can't give too many details but is it mostly ports or are the a few new things in there?
See this is the reason why I can't imagine Nintendo waiting till March or April with a Direct because they have to announce and market those supposed good releases. April would be way too late and even March would be a tad too late imo.
I think we've disagreed on this. I've always seen their votes as inside info. I don't think Imran just speculated yesterday he thinks the direct is this week. I believe he just found out. Everyone has their own sources.
Dude, we've had these discussions in the past as well.
Its quite simple; if insider x would be given trustworthy information in good faith by some industry person and the deal is "please don't share this with anyone. I shared these pieces of information because I trust you"
Afterwards, the receiver of said information throws everything on the web. Because Internet fame. Industry person is mad, receiver broke their trust and you can bett your furry little DK butt that Nintendo will know exactly where to look. Nintendo will break ties with you.
I mean, look up the thread from today where Nintendo openly shamed the guys who leaked new mons in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
Exactly...Eden with ports Nintendo gives them 2 months reveal to release. They're not waiting until March to announce April games and Nate keeps repeating first half will be good.
He specifically said that doesn't mean there won't be a direct this week, but he hasn't heard of it. Last week he confirmed there was no direct of any kind, so it's definitely different.
Another? I guess 2018 was a little quiet if you owned a Wii U already but I wouldn't call it bone dry.
I mean that are interesting to me. I am getting Snack World aside from Animal Crossing tho.
Mind to elaborate in a short manner? I've got my own small gripes with the game so far and am curious to know.
I think people need to remember that Nintendo Directs are not just for Nintendo anymore. If a Direct isn't gonna happen until March then that would mean it's been nearly (or maybe even over) half a year since the last Direct, and for third parties who want that Direct buzz such a wait might simply be too late.
Also right now the only major third party games that are upcoming for the Switch are ones that were announced ages ago (Doom, Gods & Monsters, Deadly Premonition 2, etc) or ones published by THQ Nordic which historically doesn't appear in Directs all that much (Metro, Saints Row IV). For most of the major publishers there really isn't anything big on the horizon which definitely points to there being a potentially large number of 3rd party titles that are waiting for a Direct to be annonuced.
Also right now the only major third party games that are upcoming for the Switch are ones that were announced ages ago (Doom, Gods & Monsters, Deadly Premonition 2, etc) or ones published by THQ Nordic which historically doesn't appear in Directs all that much (Metro, Saints Row IV). For most of the major publishers there really isn't anything big on the horizon which definitely points to there being a potentially large number of 3rd party titles that are waiting for a Direct to be annonuced.
Mods, please tag this person as a full-blown legit insider
Nope, I would go even further than that. You deserve a degree in DirectERA Psychology.
Yeah, Wednesday was always going to be the announcement day if the first two events of the year are anything to go by. If it's not announced tomorrow then, frankly, I'll just be baffled as to wtf Nintendo's strategy is here.
Basically:
1) Nintendo Directs are a major platform for both Nintendo's own games but also third party titles
2) Third party games releasing in the near future won't want there games to be announced too late, same with Nintendo
3) There are few known third party games at the moment which points to a potentially large number of third party games waiting for a Direct to be announced
I'm essentially just pointing to why a March or beyond Direct simply wouldn't make sense. There's too much riding on Directs to leave them that late into the year.
They have move past this format. They are researching a new way of presenting the information
When sources don't want to take that risk. Then the must not give inside information to people like Emily You know the risk when you are doing that.
Yeah I'm kinda at the point where I have very little doubt that it's tomorrow and the Direct will be Thursday. Because if it's not then something very odd is going on there.
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